Verse List for DAN 2:31

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OET (OET-RV) “What you were looking at, your majesty, was an incredible, huge statue. It was heavy and shone brightly as it stood there in front of you—a terrifying sight.

OET-LV You[fn][fn] Oh/the_king seeing you _were and_lo an _image one great the_image this was_great and_splendour _of_its was_extraordinary was_standing (to)_before_you and_appearance _of_its was_terrible.

ULT You, O King, were looking, and behold, a huge statue. This statue, was great, and its splendor, was exceeding. It stood before you, and its appearance was terrifying.

UST Your Majesty, in your dream you saw a giant statue standing in front of you. It was very impressive, and it was shining very brightly. It was frightening to look at it.

BSB & MSB As you, O king, were watching, a great statue[fn] appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form [was] awesome.

OEB No OEB DAN book available

WEBBE & WMBB “You, O king, saw, and behold,[fn] a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before you; and its appearance was terrifying.

NET “You, O king, were watching as a great statue – one of impressive size and extraordinary brightness – was standing before you. Its appearance caused alarm.

LSV You, O king, were looking, and behold, a certain great image. This image [is] mighty, and its brightness excellent; it is standing before you, and its appearance [is] terrible.

FBV Your Majesty, as you looked, there before you stood a great statue. The statue standing in front of you was huge, and blazingly bright. It looked terrifying!

T4T O King, in your vision you saw in front of you a huge and terrifying statue of a man. It was shining very brightly, and it was frightening and awesome.

LEB “You, O king, were looking and, look, there was one great statue. This statue was huge and its brilliance extraordinary, standing there before you, and its appearance was frightening.[fn]

BBE You, O King, were looking, and a great image was there. This image, which was very great, and whose glory was very bright, was placed before you: its form sent fear into the heart.

Moff You looked, O king, and there stood a mighty image! This image, huge and gleaming, stood before you, terrible to behold.

JPS Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was surpassing, stood before thee; and the appearance thereof was terrible.

ASV Thou, O king, sawest, and, behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the aspect thereof was terrible.

DRA Thou, O king, sawest, and behold there was as it were a great statue: this statue, which was great and high, tall of stature, stood before thee, and the look thereof was terrible.

YLT 'Thou, O king, wast looking, and lo, a certain great image. This image [is] mighty, and its brightness excellent; it is standing over-against thee, and its appearance [is] terrible.

Drby Thou, O king, sawest, and behold, a great image. This image was mighty and its brightness excellent; it stood before thee, and its appearance was terrible.

RV Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the aspect thereof was terrible.
(Thou, Oh king, sawest/saw, and behold a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee/you; and the aspect thereof was terrible.)

SLT Thou, O king, wert seeing, and behold, one great image. This image vast, and its brightness excellent; it stood before thee, and its aspect terrible.

Wbstr Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and its form was terrible.

KJB-1769 ¶ Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.[fn]
(¶ Thou, Oh king, sawest/saw, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee/you; and the form thereof was terrible.)

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]Thou, O King, sawest, and behold a great image: this great image whose brightnesse was excelleut, stood before thee, and the forme thereof was terrible.
(¶ Thou, Oh King, sawest/saw, and behold a great image: this great image whose brightness was excelleut, stood before thee/you, and the form thereof was terrible.)

Bshps Thou king sawest, and beholde, there was a great image: this great image whose brightnesse was excellent, stoode before thee, and the fourme therof was terrible.
(Thou/You king sawest/saw, and behold, there was a great image: this great image whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee/you, and the form thereof was terrible.)

Gnva O King, thou sawest, and beholde, there was a great image: this great image whose glory was so excellent, stood before thee, and the forme thereof was terrible.
(Oh King, thou/you sawest/saw, and behold, there was a great image: this great image whose glory was so excellent, stood before thee/you, and the form thereof was terrible.)

Cvdl Thou kynge sawest, and beholde: there stode before the a greate ymage, whose fygure was maruelous greate, and his vysage grymme.
(Thou/You king sawest/saw, and behold: there stood before the a great image, whose figure was marvellous great, and his vysage grymme.)

Wycl Thou, kyng, siyest, and lo! as o greet ymage; thilke ymage was greet, and hiy in stature, and stood bifore thee, and the loking therof was ferdful.
(Thou, king, siyest, and lo! as o great image; that image was great, and high in stature, and stood before thee/you, and the looking thereof was to_be_feared.)

Luth Du, König, sahst, und siehe, ein sehr groß und hoch Bild stund vor dir, das war schrecklich anzusehen.
(You(sg), king, saw(v), and see/look, a very large and high image/picture stood before/in_front_of you/to_you(sg), the what/which terrible to_view.)

ClVg Tu, rex, videbas, et ecce quasi statua una grandis: statua illa magna, et statura sublimis stabat contra te, et intuitus ejus erat terribilis.
(You(sg), king, seebas, and behold as_if statua together great/large: statua that big, and statura sublime/unparalleled was_standing on_the_contrary you(sg), and glance his/her was terrible.)

UHB אַ֣נְתְּה מַלְכָּ֗⁠א חָזֵ֤ה הֲוַ֨יְתָ֙ וַ⁠אֲל֨וּ צְלֵ֥ם חַד֙ שַׂגִּ֔יא צַלְמָ֨⁠א דִּכֵּ֥ן רַ֛ב וְ⁠זִיוֵ֥⁠הּ יַתִּ֖יר קָאֵ֣ם לְ⁠קָבְלָ֑⁠ךְ וְ⁠רֵוֵ֖⁠הּ דְּחִֽיל׃ ‡

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